Authorities aim to give 4 lakh Tripura families free LPG

Agartala, March 30 (IANS) Over four lakh poor families in Tripura will be provided free cooking gas connections under the PMUY to ensure clean energy access to all and to protect the health of rural women, an IOC official said on Friday.

The PMUY was launched in May 2016, under which cash assistance is given to beneficiaries to get deposit-free LPG connections.

The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs chaired by the Prime Minister last month approved to increase the PMUY target from five crore to eight crore with an additional allocation of Rs 4,800 crore. The revised target would be achieved by 2020.